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Many UK healthcare professionals still “panic” when they come across a case of female genital mutilation (FGM), according to a leading specialist midwife who has called for improvements to training and services.

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Fergus Macbeth, director of the Centre for Clinical Practice at NICE, said: ‘The merging of four NCCs into one centre will provide the flexibility and responsiveness needed to produce clinical guidelines of a consistently high quality.

‘It will allow NICE to continue accessing the highest standards of clinical leadership, project management and methodological input - key elements in producing guidelines that are robust, credible and timely,’ he added.

The NCGC, which will be launched officially on 1 April, will be led by Dr Ian Bullock, formerly director of the NCC for Nursing and Supportive Care.

Dr Bullock said: ‘I am excited at this opportunity to lead this large group of highly talented clinical and academic researchers. Our primary aim is to work with patients and healthcare professionals in improving the quality and consistency of patient care, and to make a real and lasting difference to patient experience when receiving NHS care.’

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